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'In 2010, Clive James was diagnosed with terminal leukemia. Deciding that “if you don't know the exact moment when the lights will go out, you might as well read until they do,” James moved his library to his house in Cambridge, where he would “live, read, and perhaps even write.” James is the award-winning author of dozens of works of literary criticism, poetry, and history, and this volume contains his reflections on what may well be his last reading list. A look at some of James's old favorites as well as some of his recent discoveries, this book also offers a revealing look at the author himself, sharing his evocative musings on literature and family, and on living and dying.

'As thoughtful and erudite as the works of Alberto Manguel, and as moving and inspiring as Randy Pausch's The Last Lecture and Will Schwalbe's The End of Your Life Book Club, this valediction to James's lifelong engagement with the written word is a captivating valentine from one of the great literary minds of our time.' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Contents :

    Revisiting Conrad 15

    Patrick OBrian and His Salty Hero 31

    Phantom Flying Saucer 51

    Treasuring Osbert Lancaster 69

    Kipling and the Widowmaker 87

    Naipauls Nastiness 99

    Extra Shelves 119

    Stephen Edgar Australian Ace 137

    On Wit 155

    Conrads Greatest Victory 169

    Copyright

  • Dedication: To my doctors and nurses at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • New Haven, Connecticut,
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
      :
      Yale University Press ,
      2015 .
      image of person or book cover 7740588968380421173.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: ix, 180 pp.
      Note/s:
      • Published 25 August 2015
      ISBN: 9780300213195
Alternative title: 詹姆斯
Transliterated title: Yue du zhe
Language: Chinese

Works about this Work

Writing Toward the Twilight, Prolifically Dwight Garner , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The New York Times Book Review , 14 January 2016; (p. C1)

— Review of Sentenced to Life Clive James , 2015 selected work poetry ; Latest Readings Clive James , 2015 selected work essay
The Lightning Before Death : A Tribute to Clive James Morten Høi Jensen , 2015 single work essay
— Appears in: Los Angeles Review of Books , November 2015;
More of Everything and Then Nothing Troy Bramston , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 October 2015; (p. 23)
A Quest for Clarity John Banville , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The New York Review of Books , 24 September vol. 62 no. 14 2015;

— Review of Poetry Notebook 2006-2014 Clive James , 2014 selected work essay ; Latest Readings Clive James , 2015 selected work essay
The Clock Ticks in the Critic’s Kitchen James McNamara , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5-6 September 2015; (p. 18)

— Review of Latest Readings Clive James , 2015 selected work essay
The Final Chapters Peter Craven , 2015 single work
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 September 2015; (p. 27) The Age , 5 September 2015; (p. 30)

— Review of Latest Readings Clive James , 2015 selected work essay
The Clock Ticks in the Critic’s Kitchen James McNamara , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5-6 September 2015; (p. 18)

— Review of Latest Readings Clive James , 2015 selected work essay
A Quest for Clarity John Banville , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The New York Review of Books , 24 September vol. 62 no. 14 2015;

— Review of Poetry Notebook 2006-2014 Clive James , 2014 selected work essay ; Latest Readings Clive James , 2015 selected work essay
Writing Toward the Twilight, Prolifically Dwight Garner , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The New York Times Book Review , 14 January 2016; (p. C1)

— Review of Sentenced to Life Clive James , 2015 selected work poetry ; Latest Readings Clive James , 2015 selected work essay
More of Everything and Then Nothing Troy Bramston , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 October 2015; (p. 23)
The Lightning Before Death : A Tribute to Clive James Morten Høi Jensen , 2015 single work essay
— Appears in: Los Angeles Review of Books , November 2015;
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